Mbappé becomes first two-time Golden Boot winner and Spain wins player awards after World Cup title

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Kylian Mbappé is now the owner of World Cup Golden Boots.

Spain then won all the individual player awards Sunday, denying Lionel Messi not only a second World Cup title but also more personal hardware.

Rodri won the Golden Ball as the tournament’s best player, Unai Simón won the Golden Glove for the top performance by a goalkeeper, and Pau Cubarsí won the Best Young Player Award, beating out fellow 19-year-old teammate Lamine Yamal.

Messi was hoping to win a record-extending third Golden Ball as the tournament’s best player. He’s already the only player to win the award multiple times since it was first given in 1978, and sparking Argentina’s run to a second straight final at age 39 gave him a strong case for another.

But the award went to Rodri for captaining Spain’s run to its second World Cup title.

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Brian Mahoney, The Associated Press